Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
IrelandpoliticianFemaleb. 19826.2Global Dominance: 0.00%Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is participating in the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York and will also visit Chicago.
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Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill confirmed that the Government had approved a time-bound independent scoping exercise in response to long-standing requests made by Dignity4Patients.
Court refuses to release transcripts from trials of sex offender Michael Shine – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-22
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the 'very last thing' she wanted was to be in a conversation about funding cuts.
Rotunda told funding could be pulled over public-only consultants providing private care – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-03
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is mentioned as one of the three Ministers involved in the new autism protocol announced by the HSE.
New HSE autism assessments may ‘harm children’ and lengthen wait lists, groups say – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-02
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill reported that the State Claims Agency had paid almost €320 million in relation to medical negligence claims last year.
Some doctors unwilling to take on challenging cases because of litigation ‘risks’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-02
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill announced details of the new autism assessment and intervention pathway protocol.
Psychiatrists’ body ‘cannot endorse’ new State autism protocol – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-02
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was not happy about the situation regarding private patients in the Rotunda.
Rotunda at loggerheads with Minister over public-only consultants having private patients – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-28The Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the Medical Council was now 'actively engaging' with parties to get more information about the case.
the student and UCD – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-07
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the Medical Council is aware of that case and is actively engaging with the associated parties to get more information.
Medical Council ‘actively engaging’ in case of UCD student, Dáil hears – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-05Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill’s decision to abandon the decade-old plan to relocate the Rotunda to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown is welcome and overdue.
inertia and incoherence – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-05Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill confirmed on Tuesday night that it is her intention to focus on the future of the Rotunda on the current site.
Plans to move Rotunda maternity hospital to Connolly in Blanchardstown abandoned – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-03
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill had suggested last month that it was 'difficult' to see the Rotunda co-locating with Connolly hospital in the short term.
Coalition asked to clarify if Rotunda maternity hospital will remain in Dublin city centre – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-01
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will bring a memo to Cabinet on the State’s first national AI strategy for health and social care.
New digital and AI strategy to confirm plans for under-16s social media ban – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-18
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill received a letter from Tedros regarding the urgent need to close nicotine loopholes in EU regulations.
Push to close nicotine loopholes at EU level, WHO chief tells McNeill – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-15
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill secured Cabinet approval for the Public Health (Single Use Vapes) Bill 2025 to ban the sale of single-use or disposable vapes.
Government open to banning vapes in cars with children, says Taoiseach – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-14
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has been called upon to publish the commissioned report on paediatric orthopaedic services.
Scoliosis advocacy group calls for immediate publication of orthopaedic report – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-12
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is the Minister for Health who briefed the Cabinet on the plan for a new secretary general.
Search for new Department of Health chief begins as Robert Watt’s term set to expire – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-12
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill discussed the independent report and its legal implications.
HSE to clinically review 62 children who had orthopaedic surgery, following external report – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-11
Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill announced Government approval to commence procurement for a national electronic health record.
Ireland doesn’t learn from infrastructure failures. We repeat them – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-10
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said that it had been 'a lengthy and complex operation, with several Government departments collaborating with our international partners'.
Seven ‘very sick’ Palestinian children arrive in Ireland for ‘urgent’ treatment – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-07
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the Government was not opposing the legislation 'at first stage'.
Bill to abolish three-day abortion wait introduced – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-29
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill expressed concern that dentists are choosing to work in aesthetic medicine rather than treating children.
Austerity measure still biting in dentistry – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-24
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill discusses plans for the year ahead regarding the national children's hospital.
‘I wish BAM would just give me the hospital’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-11Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the HSE can and must demonstrate better outcomes within budget through the smarter use of existing staff, infrastructure and funding.
HSE must stop assuming more resources are needed for new services – Minister for Health – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-24Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the State’s health and social care workforce is the country’s 'strongest asset'.
‘Acute shortage’ of care workers amid ageing demographics, official analysis finds – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-23
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill stated that the Government’s priority for 2026 is to improve healthcare access and quality across all health regions.
Improved disability and youth mental health services among commitments in HSE’s 2026 plan – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-22Jennifer Carroll-MacNeill had to grapple with a series of scandals and controversies in her role.
A messy Dáil start, more housing woes and, finally, a new president – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-20
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill announced the postponement of changes to the drug dispensing regime.
careful prescription required – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-20Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill announced in September that CHI will be subsumed back into the Health Service Executive (HSE).
CHI to get access to new children’s hospital eight months later than planned – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-20
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was among TDs who voted in favour of the legislation being restored to the order paper.
Dáil votes by narrow margin not to restore abortion Bill that ends three-day wait for termination – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-18
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has appealed to 'everybody who can' to get the flu vaccine.
Minister appeals to public to get flu jab amid ‘very severe’ strain – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-14